TROTTING ASSOCIATION

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 117, 21 May 1925, Page 12

TROTTING ASSOCIATION

DISQUALIFICATIONS CONSIDERED.

(*I TELEQRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

CHRISTCHURCH, 20th May. r A meeting of the board of the New Zealand Trotting Association was held to-day.

•the Taranaki Trotting Club forwarded lull particulars of the meeting of its Judicial Committee, as a result of which Harry Daniel, of Waverley, had been disqualified for three years for nominating the black gelding Sweet Prince (oweefc Patch—Princess Ena) as Takapo (Brooklyn—Nancy) for two events to be decided at the Taranaki Club's Meeting on ' 18th April, also for wilfully making false statements when giving evidence before the committee. The horse was also disqualified for three years. Against this decision H. H. Daniel appealed. He was permitted to be represented by counsel, and Mr. E. H. Quilliam, of New Plymouth, appeared on his behalf. Mr. T. H. Davey, chief stipendiary steward, represented the club. The case was taken in committee. On resuming, it was resolved that the case be referred back to tho Taranaki Trotting Club with the following recommendations : "That specific charges of making false statements be made against H. Daniel, and that he lie called upon to show cause why he should not bo dealt with under tho rule."

The president said that the Taranaki Trotting Club was a new club as far as a totalisator meeting was concerned, and it was to be complimented on the manner in which it had gone into tho case and submitted it to the association.

Messrs. Morpeth, Gould, and' Wilson, solicitors, Auckland, wrote again, bringing before the board the case of the horse Royal Arcade. Since the matter had previously come before the board an action had been brought in the Magistrate's Court, Christchurch, by JMr. A. Hill, for recovery of the purchase prico of the horse by reason of tho fact of its disqualification rendering it valueless as a racehorse. This action was unsuccessful, and the purchaser found himself in the position of being the buyer of a racehorse, and the owner of a horse only, and consequently a heavy financial loser. The purchaser being innocent of any wrong-doing, and without means at the time of the purchase of protecting himself, the writers submitted that the board might reopen tho matter and favourably consider an application for transfer, and thereby substantially mete out justice to their client. Mr. A. T. Donnelly appeared' before the board in connection with the case. He urged that the buyer was quite an innocent party, and that_ the case was one which the board might well exercise its discretion and remove the disabilities affecting Eoyal Arcade.

It was agreed that, should the documentary evidence submitted be regarded as satisfactory by the executive, tho disabilities affecting Eoyal Arcade should be removed. .-•